[Leica] Ideas on LUG Book 2016

[imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)]

Thanks for taking it on again, Richard.

I have no objection to the sequencing which should be left to the decision 
of the compiler/editor, but do wonder about the life of a paperback as 
opposed to the hardback. I'd prefer the hardback option myself. As for PDF, 
while it might suit some people, I'd prefer the tangibility of paper. 
However, I may be a tad antediluvian in my thinking as I measure in 
cubits...

Douglas
Who finds it hard enough to get two good images these days, let alone three 
or four. By all means, let people submit up to four images, but, if they are 
doing so, they should be submitted a month earlier in preference order, as 
they naturally increase the compiler/editor's workload. If everybody submits 
images and there's a surfeit, then the images marked 4, and 3 can be culled 
in that order, while the submitter's first two preferences can be printed.

PS or is it PPS?: Editor should always be allowed four images.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Man" <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2016 8:09 PM
Subject: [Leica] Ideas on LUG Book 2016


> There were some vote of confidence that my wife and I should again do the
> LUG book, for 2016.
>
> I know there were some complaints about our sequencing of the images. This
> part I would like to keep, unless there are too many objections.
>
> The big problem is that the cost of the book is too high. One possibility
> is that we go with softcover only and have a commercial printer handling
> printing in US and we will ship them out ourselves via Media Mail, which
> quite inexpensive. The commercial printer also gives a bit better pricing
> than Blurb. We have a couple web sites that take credit card or paypal so
> it's not an issue. People can also send checks.
>
> For non-US, we can still use Blurb. We should be able to find a size and
> soft cover option so that the one from the commercial printer and Blurb
> will look similar.
>
> PDF can be handled directly by us. Cutting down on cost and order problem
> as well.
>
> Nominally the book's profit goes to a non-profit. Perhaps we should change
> that and request an "entry fee" of $3-$5 where the entire fee goes to the
> non-profit.
>
> I am still NOT kin on limiting the gears or themes.
>
> Thoughts?
> -- 
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